Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Walter de Lacy
Abt 1042 - 1084 (~ 42 years)
Generation: 1
1. Walter de Lacy was born about 1042 in Lassy, Calvados, France (son of (Unknown father of Walter and Ilbert de Lacy) and Emma); died on 2 Apr 1084 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England; was buried in Gloucester Abbey, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: 1085
- Alternate death: 27 Mar 1085, Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Notes:
From the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography:
"[A] Norman who made a great fortune for himself in the conquest of England. He and his brother Ilbert, from whom the Lacys of Pontefract were descended, shared a Norman estate centred on Lassy, from which they were named and which they held as men of the bishop of Bayeux. In England, however, they were independent operators, and Walter, who clearly already had a military reputation, was set up by King William in the southern Welsh marches alongside Earl William fitz Osbern in 1067. [...]
"On the rebellion of Roger de Breteuil in 1075, Walter de Lacy remained loyal to the king and helped ensure that the revolt failed, no doubt being additionally rewarded in the aftermath. From 1075 he was the leading baron in the region [...] A benefactor of Gloucester Abbey, he also founded and endowed the collegiate church of St Peter in Hereford. Walter died on 27 March 1085, perhaps (as later family legend had it) falling off the scaffolding while inspecting the building works at another favoured church in Hereford, St Guthlac's. He was buried in the chapter house at Gloucester Abbey."Family/Spouse: Emma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:Walter married Ermeline in 1066. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Roger de Lacy died in 1106.
2. (Unknown father of Walter and Ilbert de Lacy) (Unknown married Emma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Emma Children:
- Ilbert de Lacy died about 1093 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England.
- 1. Walter de Lacy was born about 1042 in Lassy, Calvados, France; died on 2 Apr 1084 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England; was buried in Gloucester Abbey, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.